Socioeconomic disparities in vaccination stem partly from the scarcity of supply in the first phases of the vaccine rollout, when Americans lacking the time or ability to scour the internet for appointments lost out: Counties that rank high in a C.D.C. index of “social vulnerability” had lower vaccination rates on average by early April, a New York Times analysis shows. But over the last month, even as supplies have exceeded demand, that disparity has grown.
As ever, the poor are fucked in America. The fact that I am privileged enough to have internet access, to be able to be flexible on booking an appointment, to have sick leave in case I have bad side effects, and just to have the time to scour multiple websites like I'm trying to get scalper tickets to a Coachella is a damning indictment of the distribution of vaccines in the US. It shouldn't come down to personal circumstance determining the practically of getting vaccinated. It's utterly pathetic as a means of enabling the most at risk to receive priority access to a vaccine. I had to drive 45 minutes to get mine and I live in a major metropolitan area ffs. Family in the UK on the other hand just received a phone call asking what time would be convenient in the next couple of weeks for them to get vaccinated at a nearby location.
That's patently false comrade. As of a few weeks ago, ~30 million US adults want to get vaccinated, but have not managed to do so, more so than the number who do not want the vaccine.
As ever, the poor are fucked in America. The fact that I am privileged enough to have internet access, to be able to be flexible on booking an appointment, to have sick leave in case I have bad side effects, and just to have the time to scour multiple websites like I'm trying to get scalper tickets to a Coachella is a damning indictment of the distribution of vaccines in the US. It shouldn't come down to personal circumstance determining the practically of getting vaccinated. It's utterly pathetic as a means of enabling the most at risk to receive priority access to a vaccine. I had to drive 45 minutes to get mine and I live in a major metropolitan area ffs. Family in the UK on the other hand just received a phone call asking what time would be convenient in the next couple of weeks for them to get vaccinated at a nearby location.
I forgot they posted this two months ago. They're a dumb piece of shit who needs to be banned.
Stick ‘em on the list, comrade :fidel-salute-big:
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